ABOUT
Terra Productions is a global production company dedicated to creating transnational, impact-driven stories by the next generation.
Terra is focused on developing, financing, and producing original, future-conscious films for a global audience. Our team partners with innovative creators and distributors to craft stories that bridge borders, inspire connection, and reflect the challenges and opportunities of an increasingly interconnected world. By taking advantage of new innovations in development and production processes, alongside disruptive technology, Terra enables auteurs to redefine visual storytelling for a transnational future.
Terra Productions is based in Los Angeles, CA.
Ram Khagram
CEO
Indian and Mexican-American producer with expertise in story development, feature film financing, and production management. While attending NYU Tisch for Film and Television production, Ram worked under Oscar-winning producers like Ted Hope and Tim Moore. Ram then transitioned to leading his own feature projects as a producer, including Concessions, with multiple releases slated for 2025.
Malcolm Brainerd
COO
An American producer and entertainment entrepreneur based in New York City, Malcolm specializes in impact-driven, boundary-pushing storytelling. A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Prague Film School, Malcolm honed his craft under industry leaders such as acclaimed Hollywood writer/director Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), war photojournalists Gary Knight and Ron Haviv, and New York studio photographer Jill Greenberg.
With a focus on high-level international productions, Malcolm has championed innovative narrative and commercial projects, and continues to redefine the boundaries of independent filmmaking and storytelling.
Jack Saperstein
CFO
A production accountant and entertainment attorney by trade, Jack has spent the past twelve years working in finance and business affairs positions at several major Hollywood studios. Jack’s expertise includes international treaty co-productions, mergers and acquisitions, and tax credit financing. Jack is credited with working on over 300 episodes of television and numerous features. A Dean’s Scholar from Franklin Pierce Law, Jack frequently spends his spare time writing on intellectual property disputes and antitrust regulation.
Yasna Vismale
Creative Director
Multi-media artist and entrepreneur: Composer, digital strategist, and author of “Werk Your Net.” As a Japanese and Afro-Trinidadian American woman who has traveled 20+ countries, Yasna considers herself a “third-culture kid” and citizen of the globe. Yasna is a graduate of Columbia University studying Religion and Sustainable Development as a Class of 1939 Undergrad Research Fellow and Global Kraft Fellow. For her Masters she attended the University of Southern California as a Bleeding Fingers and Sony Music Publishing Scholar. In just two years, Yasna built an online community of 250K between Instagram and Tiktok focusing on issues related to identity, family, and culture. She has spoken for VICE, Meta, Nike, LinkedIn, McKinsey, & ULTA. As an artist Yasna’s work has been featured at Sundance, the Museum of San Jose, The New Yorker, AspireTV, Sherman Oaks, and many more.
Kenneth Christmas
Strategic Advisor
A Yale Law graduate, Ken is an entertainment attorney and industry strategist with over 20 years of experience in feature film and television. Over the course of his career, Ken has held multiple senior leadership roles, including General Counsel at MRC and EVP of Business & Legal Affairs at MarVista Entertainment, where he led legal teams and worked closely with senior leadership on strategy and deal making for the development, production, distribution and financing of tv/film content.